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National flying championships: Could you drop a bag of sand from a plane and hit a target?
The competition is one of the few times pilots can legally drop objects from an aircraft.

Markets with Madison: NZ-made aircraft
On the outskirts of Hamilton, a 70-year-old business is building aircraft on a site once dedicated to the World War Two effort. Video / Editing | Corey Fleming

Airwork’s past owner on mission to save the firm
‘There’s some value [in Airwork], but each day it is diminishing.’

Wings, wheels, and waves: Napier festival celebrates transport heritage
Some of the model jets sound like the real thing and can do 300km/h.

Goodbye Herk – RNZAF farewells the Hercules
Air Force retires the C-130H Hercules transport aircraft after 60 years in the air.

‘Terrifying’: Aircraft bursts into flames, 7 injured
The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Historic warbirds dazzle at Classic Flyers Aero Day event
Texan, Spitfire, and Mustang inspire crowds at Classic Flyers Aero Day.

Flags fly at half-mast as South Korea probes its worst plane crash
Investigators probe why the Jeju Air plane crash-landed and burst into flames.

Five tragic incidents of commercial planes being shot down
The Azerbaijan Airlines flight is not the first passenger plane to have been shot down.

Russian missile defences shot down plane in Kazakhstan, reports say
The crash killed 38 of the 67 people on board; survivors flown to Russia and Azerbaijan.

Plane crash images spark speculation it was ‘accidentally shot down’
Russian military bloggers suggest the plane could have been mistaken for Ukranian drone.

Auckland-bound Air NZ flight turns back due to mechanical fault
The flight was on its way to Auckland when it was forced to return to Christchurch.

Inside Air NZ’s newest plane
The Beta Technologies battery-powered plane will operate trial flights in NZ in 2025. It will then operate cargo flights. Video / Dean Purcell / BETA Technologies

Boeing resumes production at Seattle plants after strike
Boeing’s deliveries have lagged its historic trend, pinching revenues.

Air NZ flight out of Auckland struck by lightning during last night's storm
The plane was hit by lightning 20 minutes after takeoff and returned to NZ.

US judge rejects 737 MAX accord in which Boeing pleaded guilty
A federal court has rejected a US criminal settlement with Boeing.